The Challenges to De-localising Constituencies through Electoral Reform in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Esther Somfalvy

Europe-Asia Studies, 2021, vol. 73, issue 3, 533-558

Abstract: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan introduced a single-district closed-list proportional electoral system in 2007. Despite similar rules, the relationship between MPs and their constituencies differs: while the reform fostered nationwide representation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan’s MPs maintained a local, personalised representation style. This article explores how similar electoral rules lead to divergent outcomes under diverse party systems. Based on legal documents and 25 original interviews, the article provides two in-depth accounts of how electoral rules interacted with institutional counterincentives to guide the representative behaviour of MPs. The analysis covers the effects on MPs’ re-election strategies and the organisation of constituency service within factions.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1840518

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